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The Latin Roots Live! concert series is inspired by Latin Roots, the bi-weekly radio series on World Cafe® hosted by David Dye, which explores the vast variety of music from Spanish-speaking countries and people, from cumbia, mambo and son to Latin rock, reggaeton, and more. Latin Roots on World Cafe is made possible by the Wyncote Foundation. Latin Roots Live! is produced in partnership with Afrotaino and Raices Culturales and made possible by the William Penn Foundation

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Latin Roots #32: The "Nostalgia For The Present Moment" Of Portugal's Fado - April 18, 2013

Today we welcome a new Latin Roots co-host, singer-songwriter, Grammy nominated record producer and record company owner Rachel Faro to tell us about the Portuguese tradition of Fado.

Fado began in Lisbon and has been around for at least a couple of centuries. Over the years the music has moved from the streets to the concert halls. Fado singers like the national treasure Amalia Rodrigues and Mariza, both of whom we will hear from today, have become international stars. At the heart of Fado the singer conveys "saudade" or the sense of "nostalgia for the present moment" that is so emotional.
While in most of Portugal Fado singers are women, Rachel also explores the Fado sung by men in Coimbra.
She also prepared an extended Spotify playlist of Fado.
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